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Dan Stevens was in attendance, and looking drastically different, at the 24th annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York City on Saturday night.

The British actor is known for his character Matthew Crawley on the hit PBS and ITV series ‘Downton Abbey’. His character sported blonde locks, a side part, and a much rounder figure. This weight loss and hairstyle transformation is said to be for a new role.

Looking much more trim, he opted for a Calvin Klein dark grey, one-button suit with notch lapels from the spring 2013 collection designed by Italo Zucchelli. Under the wool suit, Dan wore a black shirt and black skinny tie from the same Calvin Klein collection.

With his new svelte look he nailed the proportions with a thin lapel over the skinny collar and tie.

Do you like this new look or do you think Dan’s Hollywood makeup has gone a step too far?

To support his new films ‘Oz The Great and Powerful’ and ‘Spring Breakers,’ actor James Franco made two suited-up appearances on Thursday in California.

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Early in the evening, James was at the NBC Studio in Burbank, California making a guest appearance on ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.’ For this he wore a Gucci black signoria suit with notch lapels. James opted for a black-on-black look with his shirt and leather lace-up shoes. It wasn’t completely black, however, as he went with a navy tie to finish it off.

‘Spring Breakers’ LA Premiere: He later headed to Hollywood for the ‘Spring Breakers’ premiere. Sticking with Gucci, as always, James sported a navy, peak lapel signoria suit with a pale blue shirt underneath. To style the suit he wore a blue tie and black shoes.

James cleaned up well at both events. Both suits fit nicely and he didn’t choose to go with the short pants like he did in Hollywood last week. I liked both looks but my favourite was the black-on-black because I preferred the fit of the blazer.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt was in Austin, Texas, on Monday to present a screening of his new film ‘Don Jon,’ which he directed, wrote, and starred in. The screening was a part of the 2013 SXSW Film, Interactive, Music Festival held at the Paramount Theatre.

To present his film, Joseph arrived clad in Prada from the Spring 2013 collection.

He wore a Prada baltico blue, kid mohair suit that fit him perfectly. His two-button suit was styled with a white, poplin twill shirt and a navy microdot silk tie, both of which were Prada.

He has shown time and again, including at the Oscars, that he knows how his suits should fit. And I love that he always fashionably supports his open-collaborative production company hitRECord with that red lapel pin.

‘Don Jon,’ (formerly titled Don Jon’s Addiction) which also stars Scarlett Johansson and Tony Danza, will be out sometime in the summer.

Nicolas Cage and Ryan Reynolds joined Emma Stone and Blake Lively on the red carpet on Sunday afternoon at the AMC Loews Lincoln Square 13 Theater in New York City for the premiere of ‘The Croods’. They both wore navy, but rocked two very different looks.

Nicolas Cage: Wearing a Ferragamo peak-lapel suit boded well for the 49-year-old actor. It featured two buttons – which shouldn’t both be buttoned – to which he added a simple white shirt. A pair of black lace-ups finished off the look. Nicolas kept it simple, which was smart. The suit fit him well and the trouser length was perfect. We have taken issue with several other actors in recent weeks wearing suits with pants that were way too long.

Ryan Reynolds: Ryan dressed down for the premiere, looking casual in Gant Rugger. His outfit, from the top down, consisted of a well-fitted three-button navy jacket over a deep-neck navy sweater with a shawl collar and slim-fit navy pinstripe pants. To break up the deep-blue hues, Ryan opted for a white crewneck shirt underneath his sweater and a pair of brown leather lace-ups. I liked the look because everything fit very nicely, but it may have been a bit too casual, even for a premiere for an animated movie. A suit sans tie probably would have made a better impression. Never thought I’d say this, but I wish Ryan had taken a tip from Nicolas Cage. Weird, I know.

All in all, both actors looked good. Their film ‘The Croods’ is set for release on March 22 in the US.